Officers responded to an apartment in the 300 block of Clinton Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. Monday, said city police Detective Todd McClendon, after receiving several tips about several men and at least one women involved in narcotics sales.

Seconds after a woman opened the door, police noticed a man carrying a firearm in his waistband, according to McClendon. The suspect, identified as Nijee Atkins, 18, of Irvington, allegedly ducked into a bathroom and tossed a 9mm firearm loaded with hollow-point rounds out the window.

The gun was recovered by officers in the alleyway adjacent to the apartment, McClendon said. The Irvington teen was arrested and charged with more than a half-dozen weapons and drug offenses.

There were 15 other people in the apartment at the time of Atkins’ arrest, and police checked them for open bench warrants, making three additional arrests.

Police said Dante Horne, 18, of Irvington, was charged with possession of heroin and cocaine in addition to other drug offenses. Keenen Townes, 19, of Irvington, was arrested for possession of heroin, and Latisha Coleman, 20, of Newark, was arrested for marijuana and heroin possession.

Google MapsTips by the public led police to seize a loaded weapon and four arrests at Clinton Avenue, Newark.